NOTE* Grades were released by FLDOE this morning with the knowledge that many school districts in Florida are closed on Friday in summer months. In addition, the Superintendent, Coordinator of Assessment and Accountability and the entire assessment team are out of town on official school district business and not available for interviews today. Notification will be sent to media on Monday regarding a media avail. Here is the information we can offer at this time. Thank you.
“I am very proud of our students, teachers and administrators for striving to improve student performance. While we continue to have areas in need of improvement, I have lost faith in the state accountability system. We do not have a fair way of grading districts at this time and it is imperative that we keep working to find a more equitable way to accomplish this,” said Superintendent Bill Husfelt.
Coordinator of Assessment and Accountability Camilla Hudson added, “I do not feel these school grades are indicative of our teachers’ and students’ hard work. I am very proud of the schools that increased their school grade and also very impressed with our schools that maintained. Schools that were able to improve or hold their own with the multi-variant changes in the school grade calculations are to be commended!”
· Deer Point Elementary improved from a C to an A
· Springfield Elementary improved from a D to a C
· 47% of our schools maintained their school grade
· 30% of our schools earned an A
This was accomplished even with the increased writing standards (changing from 3.0 to 3.5) and the raised proficiency requirements for science achievement levels (harder to earn a passing score).
On a conference call with school district officials, Commissioner of Education Tony Bennett commented, “Fifty-three percent of schools across the state received a lower grade because the state did not compromise on the elevated standards. This led to an overall decline in letter grades. We will continue to maintain a trend to higher standards.”
State State Bay District
2012 2013 2013
A 1242 – 48% 760 – 29% 9 – 30%
B 609 – 23% 677 – 26% 4 – 13%
C 494 – 19% 721 – 28% 11 – 37%
D 212 – 8% 353 – 13% 5 – 17%
F 40 – 2% 107 – 4% 1 – 3%
Find details at http://schoolgrades.fldoe.org/